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Francis Ngannou responds to Dana White ‘bully’ comments

BAD MMA News — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 17:51:00 +0000

Since his departure from the UFC, a lot of negative news has been spread, mostly by Dana White , about Francis Ngannou .

Francis Ngannou responds to Dana White ‘bully’ comments – MMA Weekly

Sean O’Malley reveals his top matches for UFC White House event

BAD MMA News — Fri, 08 Aug 2025 11:26:40 +0000

Over Fourth of July weekend, president Donald Trump announced plans to host a UFC event on the White House grounds on Independence Day 2026. “Every one of our national parks, battlefields and historic sites are going to have special events in honor of America 250, and I even think we’re going to have a UFC fight,” Trump said on July 3. “We’re going to have a UFC fight, think of this, on the grounds of the White House. We have a lot of land there. We’re going to build a little, we’re not, Dana’s [White] going to do it.

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Women’s MMA Report: UFC books Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche, ‘TUF 18′ teams set

BAD MMA News — Mon, 09 Sep 2013 22:45:00 +0000

UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby has put together a pivotal matchup between BJJ black belt Alexis Davis and former U.S. Marine Liz Carmouche for Nov. 6 at “UFC Fight Night 31: Fight for the Troops 3.”

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Women’s MMA Report: UFC books Alexis Davis vs. Liz Carmouche, ‘TUF 18′ teams set – MMA Junkie

Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC Fight Night 28′s winners?

BAD MMA News — Fri, 06 Sep 2013 00:15:00 +0000

With another night of UFC action in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Joe Silva’s (and Sean Shelby’s) shoes, and play UFC matchmaker for UFC Fight Night 28′s big winners.

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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for UFC Fight Night 28′s winners? – MMA Junkie

Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for the UFC 164 winners?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 02 Sep 2013 20:45:00 +0000

With UFC 164 in the rearview mirror, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Joe Silva’s (and Sean Shelby’s) shoes, and play UFC matchmaker.

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Joe Silva’s Shoes: What’s next for the UFC Fight Night 26 winners?

BAD MMA News — Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:15:00 +0000

The UFC’s highly anticipated UFC on FOX Sports 1 debut was a tremendous success. Now, following UFC Fight Night 26, it’s time to look forward, put on a pair of Joe Silva’s (and Sean Shelby’s) shoes, and play UFC matchmaker.

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‘Strong victory’ at UFC Fight Night 28 likely earns Glover Teixeira title shot

BAD MMA News — Sun, 04 Aug 2013 12:15:00 +0000

RIO DE JANEIRO – If Glover Teixeira (21-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC) plays his cards right, his next fight may earn him a shot at the UFC’s light heavyweight title. UFC exec Marshall Zelaznik revealed at Saturday night’s post-UFC 163 press conference in Rio de Janeiro that UFC President Dana White and matchmaker Joe Silva told him an impressive win by Teixeira in his upcoming bout with Ryan Bader (15-3 MMA, 8-3 UFC) could earn him a crack at the belt. “Dana and Joe have confirmed with a strong victory by Glover that he probably gets the winner of the Jon Jones fight,” Zelaznik said. Teixeira and Bader meet in the headlining bout of next month’s UFC Fight Night 28 event, which takes place Sept. 4 at Estadio Jornalista Felipe Drumond in Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brazil

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With sights set on UFC title, Conor McGregor wanted fight with Ricardo Lamas

BAD MMA News — Thu, 18 Jul 2013 04:30:00 +0000

LAS VEGAS – When Irish featherweight Conor McGregor (13-2 MMA, 1-0 UFC), heard he was getting a new opponent at next month’s UFC Fight Night 26 event (formerly known as UFC on FOX Sports 1 1), he offered up an idea for UFC matchmaker Sean Shelby: top-ranked 145-pounder Ricardo Lamas (13-2 MMA, 4-0 UFC). “I wanted Rircardo Lamas,” McGregor admitted Wednesday at a press luncheon in Las Vegas. McGregor was originally slated to meet Andy Ogle at the event, which takes place on Aug. 17 at Boston’s TD Garden. When Ogle was forced to withdraw from the card, McGregor was in need of a new opponent.

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With sights set on UFC title, Conor McGregor wanted fight with Ricardo Lamas – MMA Junkie

Cung Le favors ‘TUF’ coaching over fighting, but Bisping still on his radar

BAD MMA News — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 15:15:00 +0000

Cung Le said he’s waiting to hear whether his next career move involves fighting or coaching. At the moment, he doesn’t know which one it will be. Le (9-2 MMA, 2-1 UFC), who his past November knocked out ex-champ Rich Franklin , said he still wants to fight Michael Bisping . And until recently, he was under the impression he would do so. “Before [Bisping's] last fight, my camp was talking to (UFC matchmaker) Joe (Silva) about a potential matchup, and they said that if he wins, it looks good,” Le told MMAjunkie.com Radio (www.mmajunkie.com/radio). “Next thing I know, two or three days ago, I saw that Bisping was going to fight in October in England. “Even though I’m not 100 percent, I wasn’t 100 percent in China, either. If they really needed me, they would have called me. I thought we were working something out, but obviously, the next day, the word was that they were targeting me to coach.” The former Strikeforce champ might be referring to an MMAjunkie.com report earlier this month that stated he was targeted to coach on “The Ultimate Fighter: China,” which is slated to debut in November and run for 12 episodes. Featherweight, lightweight and welterweight divisions are soon to audition for the show. Le thought that was the answer he was waiting for, but as he said, “no one’s called me.” “So I caught (UFC President) Dana (White) today (at the UFC Fan Expo), and he told me I’m on his call list,” he added.

Cung Le favors ‘TUF’ coaching over fighting, but Bisping still on his radar – MMA Junkie

Tim Kennedy Apologizes to UFC for Fighter Pay Comments, Says He Was Taken Out of Context

BAD MMA News — Sat, 29 Jun 2013 01:32:43 +0000

Tim Kennedy earlier this week criticized his employer, the UFC, for how much it pays its fighters, and tried to put into context for fans how difficult it can be to make a living as a professional fighter. On Thursday, however, Kennedy issued a statement on his official Facebook page, retracting his comments and apologizing for them. Kennedy, while a guest on the GrappleTalk podcast, characterized it as “pathetic” that so many fighters had to work a “day job” instead of being able to focus full-time on their fighting careers. Kennedy has various business interests and his military career along with what he makes from fighting, which he said doesn’t amount to much after expenses and taxes. “It would be slim pickings to survive off what I make in fighting,” he told GrappleTalk. “It’s a good thing I have another job because the UFC doesn’t pay very well.” Kennedy said his comments were taken out of context, but accepted responsibility for his statements, apologizing to the UFC, company president Dana White , CEO Lorenzo Fertitta, and matchmaker Joe Silva. Kennedy’s statement: “I recently made comments regarding fighter pay. The intent of these statements was to highlight that professional fighters incur significant expense associated with their preparations to fight and that fighter compensation is still not on par with other major sports.

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